US Congress House Bill 1807 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-2)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-04-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to make grants to states to: (1) collect data on the prevalence and distribution of sickle cell disease, (2) conduct sickle cell disease public health initiatives to improve access to care and health outcomes, and (3) identify and evaluate strategies for prevention and treatment of sickle cell disease complications. The sickle cell disease demonstration program is revised, reauthorized through FY2021, and moved from the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 to the Public Health Service Act.

Sickle Cell Disease Research, Surveillance, Prevention, and Treatment Act of 2015

Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]	Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]
Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2015-04-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-04-15	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1807/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1807/BILLS-114hr1807ih.pdf